MOTHS AND CABBAGE WORMS Pouring sour milk on Cabbage and other plants will discourage moths and Cabbage worms. Extract from Mustard oil preparation destroys the worms that destroy the Cabbage roots. ROTTING OF CABBAGE LEAVES Mix 300 ml Lemon juice and ten liters of water and spray. COMPANION CROPS Companion crops or mixed crops are [...]
FALLING OF FLOWERS Soak Neem extract (Veppam Pinnakku in Tamil) in water and sprinkle. Soak Gingilly extract (Ellu Pinnakku in Tamil) and sprinkle. Do this alternately for 15 days. Flowers stop dropping and more vegetables grow. COMPANION CROPS Companion crops or mixed crops are the crops grown generally to avoid diseases and pest attacking the [...]
TOMATOES AND EGGPLANTS Both are not strong enough to compete with the weeds when they are young, and so should be grown in a starter bed and later transplanted. Instead of staking them up, let the Tomatoes run along the ground. Roots will grow down from the nodes along the main stem and new shoots [...]
YOCHANAIVALLI – TAMIL - MANDUKAPARNI Brahmi has the complete control of nervous system Brahmi means Cosmic Consciousness. This herb will help the flow of energy in the brain between the right and left hemispheres. The leaf looks like the two hemispheres of the brain. The tea promotes sound sleep and peaceful, alert awakening. THE POWDER [...]
Brahmi – Bacopa Monnieri Botanical Name: Bacopa Monnieri English/Common Name : Thyme-Leafed Gratiola Ayurvedic Name : Brahmi It is also called as Brahmi Vazhukkai as it enhances hair growth. It can be boiled with Pepper and taken as tea to strengthen nerves and memory. It can be cooked with dal and taken or made as [...]
The plant is found suitable for the reclamation of alkaline soils. Dried and powdered plants are recommended as green manure as it contains sufficient amount of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium. Oilcake is used as manure. Seed oil, popularly known as Satyanashi oil is used as an illuminant, lubricant, in soap making, and for protection from [...]
SUPPORT CROPS Plant Agathi (Tamil) (Sesbania) tree near Banana trees. Keep cutting Agathi branches and feed cattle. When this tree is nearby, plantains give good yield. Agathi absorbs Nitrogen from atmosphere and stores it in it roots. No other plant can compete with it in this work. Any plant can be grown under Agathi with [...]
WASTE COTTON Farmers feed waste cotton from Mills to cattle. If this cotton is spread all over the soil, it covers the entire land. Weeds do not grow. It degrades faster and forms a good manure. It also absorbs and saves rain water. So less water is used to irrigate the land. Onions, Beetroot and [...]
SRIPHALA – BILVA – AGELE MARMELOS BILVA TREE HAS THE CAPACITY TO ABSORB SUN’S VIBRATIONS. It has a predominant place in the making of gold according to Sri Suktha. If properly stored, the leaves will remain fresh for 6 months. The gummy mucous substance surrounding the seeds is a good adhesive. It can be used [...]
MAHA VILVAM Maha Vilvam or Maha Bilva is a kind of Bilva tree which consists of 5 to 27 leaves in each bunch. There will be 5 to 11 leaves at the different bunch of the same tree. It contains some B-complex vitamins, as well as carotene, Vitamin C and Tartaric acid among other things. [...]
